Patents by Inventor David ALLOUIS
David ALLOUIS has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11018419Abstract: The invention relates to a radome having a substantially extensive front plate the front face of which is transparent and the rear face of which is provided with an opaque layer, at least one cutout being provided in the opaque layer and acting as a light passage, in particular for a radar sensor for a motor vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAAInventors: David Allouis, Wolfgang Nicke, Heiko Schöne, Herbert Wambsganss
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Patent number: 11005172Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a radome, a flexible printed circuit board having a metallic structure being used. Said flexible printed circuit board is embossed and is back-molded with a thermoplastic material and electric contact elements are connected to the flexible printed circuit board. A connector skirt is placed on the contact elements prior to back-molding.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAAInventors: Wolfgang Nicke, Thomas Rost, Roland Schwarz, David Allouis
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Patent number: 10651550Abstract: The invention relates to a radome comprising a substantially sheet-type front plate the front face of which is transparent and the rear face of which is provided with an opaque layer, at least one cut-out being provided in the opaque layer and acting as a light passage; a reflective region of the sheet-type front plate, said reflective region being arranged adjacently to the cut-out; at least one substantially sheet-type light guide situated on the rear face of the opaque layer; and at least one light-emitting element which is coupled to the light guide such that light enters said light guide, propagates through the at least one light guide, is reflected on the reflective region, and enters the transparent front plate at said at least one light passage such that the light is emitted from the front face of the front plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAAInventors: David Allouis, Wolfgang Nicke, Heiko Schöne, Herbert Wambsganss
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Patent number: 10539657Abstract: The invention relates to a radome comprising: a substantially sheet-type front plate, the front face of which is transparent and the rear face of which is provided with an opaque layer, at least one cut-out being provided in the opaque layer to act as a light exit; at least one substantially sheet-type light guide situated on the rear face on the opaque layer; and at least one light-emitting element, which is coupled to the light guide so that light enters said light guide, propagates through the at least one light guide, and enters the transparent front plate at the at least one light exit, so that the light is emitted from the front face of the front plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAAInventors: David Allouis, Wolfgang Nicke, Heiko Schöne, Herbert Wambsganss
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Patent number: 10293746Abstract: Method for operating an interior lighting device for a motor vehicle, comprising a lighting device and a sensor device, which senses a position of an operator control object for the lighting device in its sensing area, wherein the lighting device is controlled on the basis of sensor data from the sensor device, wherein the lighting device has multiple actuatable lighting units that each have an associated local section defined in the sensing area, wherein when an operator control object is detected in a local section, the associated lighting unit is activated and activated lighting units not associated with the local section are deactivated.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAAInventors: Jürgen Heinrich, David Allouis, Stefan Kowatzki, Wolfgang Wörmann
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Publication number: 20180299532Abstract: The invention relates to a radome comprising: a substantially sheet-type front plate, the front face of which is transparent and the rear face of which is provided with an opaque layer, at least one cut-out being provided in the opaque layer to act as a light exit; at least one substantially sheet-type light guide situated on the rear face on the opaque layer; and at least one light-emitting element, which is coupled to the light guide so that light enters said light guide, propagates through the at least one light guide, and enters the transparent front plate at the at least one light exit, so that the light is emitted from the front face of the front plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAAInventors: David ALLOUIS, Wolfgang NICKE, Heiko SCHÖNE, Herbert WAMBSGANSS
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Publication number: 20180301797Abstract: The invention relates to a radome having a substantially extensive front plate the front face of which is transparent and the rear face of which is provided with an opaque layer, at least one cutout being provided in the opaque layer and acting as a light passage, in particular for a radar sensor for a motor vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAAInventors: David ALLOUIS, Wolfgang NICKE, Heiko SCHÖNE, Herbert WAMBSGANSS
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Publication number: 20180294560Abstract: The invention relates to a radome comprising a substantially sheet-type front plate the front face of which is transparent and the rear face of which is provided with an opaque layer, at least one cut-out being provided in the opaque layer and acting as a light passage; a reflective region of the sheet-type front plate, said reflective region being arranged adjacently to the cut-out; at least one substantially sheet-type light guide situated on the rear face of the opaque layer; and at least one light-emitting element which is coupled to the light guide such that light enters said light guide, propagates through the at least one light guide, is reflected on the reflective region, and enters the transparent front plate at said at least one light passage such that the light is emitted from the front face of the front plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2016Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAAInventors: David ALLOUIS, Wolfgang NICKE, Heiko SCHÖNE, Herbert WAMBSGANSS
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Publication number: 20180287252Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a radome, a flexible printed circuit board having a metallic structure being used. Said flexible printed circuit board is embossed and is back-molded with a thermoplastic material and electric contact elements are connected to the flexible printed circuit board. A connector skirt is placed on the contact elements prior to back-molding.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2016Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: HELLA GMBH & CO. KGAAInventors: Wolfgang NICKE, Thomas ROST, Roland SCHWARZ, David ALLOUIS
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Publication number: 20180186285Abstract: Method for operating an interior lighting device (1, 1?, 1?) for a motor vehicle (8), comprising a lighting device (L, L?) and a sensor device (S, S?), which senses a position of an operator control object (6) for the lighting device (L, L?) in its sensing area, wherein the lighting device (L, L?) is controlled on the basis of sensor data from the sensor device (S, S?), wherein the lighting device (L, L?) has multiple actuatable lighting units (L1-L3, L1?-L7?) that each have an associated local section (O1-O3) defined in the sensing area, wherein when an operator control object (6) is detected in a local section (O1-O3), the associated lighting unit (L1-L3, L1?-L7?) is activated and activated lighting units (L1-L3, L1?-L7?) not associated with the local section (O1-O3) are deactivated.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2017Publication date: July 5, 2018Applicant: HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co.Inventors: Jürgen HEINRICH, David ALLOUIS, Stefan KOWATZKI, Wolfgang WÖRMANN